London, England, United Kingdom
During my career I have moved from digital reproduction operator to team leader, operational support, beta testing software and workflows and all points in between. I have lead teams, built teams and managed changes in workflows and technology, bringing staff up to speed and motivating them to adapt to new ways of working. I am an organised, motivated, and confident individual, who is able to work well as a team member as well as on my own initiative. I am creative and innovative, with the ability to find solutions and adapt to challenges as they occur. Thinking around a situation can be as effective as thinking through it. Put a job in front of me and I'll do it. Key Skills • Over twenty years experience in many sectors of prepress • Determined and decisive; uses initiative to develop effective solutions to problems • Able to build and lead teams • Analyse, and where needed, document processes and procedures • Methodical approach to planning and organising through good time management • Detailed and precise; fastidious and thorough; consistent • Decisive and results-driven; creative problem-solver Major Achievements • Setting up a training scheme for all operators to convert to InDesign • Successfully integrating and mentoring new members of staff • Guiding operators through software transitions such as OS X • Generating work by meeting client expectations
Recently I freelanced for Riviera Travel, where I redrew maps, deck plans and cabin interiors for a relaunch of their brochures in 2019 as well as assisting in daily tasks around the studio. Additionally, I have volunteered at a local printers (The Small Print Company) helping out with traditional letterpress work, automating tasks in Photoshop and creating digital artwork for other printing techniques. I have continued to be creative while seeking full time work. I’ve created mock ups and icons for an insurance company and continued to indulge my enjoyment of illustration. https://proartworker.wordpress.com/ https://www.jezdraws.pictures/
Working as part of a 9 strong client-facing UK Technical Services team, acting as the glue between clients, suppliers, IT and the rest of the 850 person global workforce. • Web site creation and maintenance for a number of sites including HR, ISR, IT, Technical Services, Legal and Service Desk • Administrator for Umbraco content management systems for a number of clients • Mock ups for client-facing catalogues • Google Ninja providing G-Suite support to colleagues • Invision wireframe deployment showcasing the look, feel and function of a site before it was developed allowing for quicker client approvals to proceed development • All graphical content for the Technical Services Solution Delivery team
As sole operator on the evening shift accepting files from clients in the United States and Canada. The work consists mainly of Press ads, Reports, Internal Communications and Large Format work for Shell.
Just over a year working as freelance art worker at various locations around London. Everything from Point of Sale for Wickes, to brochures and advertisements for schools and restaurants.
Starting in a nightshift role working to strict guidelines to produce Direct Marketing for the Royal Bank of Scotland, NatWest and Ulster Bank. I worked from either annotated pdfs or designers scamps. The role required a deep knowledge of print production and self reliance. I moved to the Legal & General account in a satellite office for a position on days and I also served in a 'fire brigade' role moving to other sites on a 'ad hoc' basis when workloads dictated. With the break up of the RBS group the WorldPay account was created and I was asked to step in to take on the role of producing all the artwork. The work is varied, covering everything from Direct Marketing to promotional one off items for internal use. The role also requires some customer facing duties, such as taking briefs directly and discussing production requirements and timings. I am also responsible for the flow of work through the office including booking jobs in, releasing work for approval, despatch to printers and archiving of completed work.